Paper-carriage.



J. RABER.

PAPER CARRIAGE. nrmourournnn m. 19, 1909,

Patented Oct. 25,1910,

I Afts-l UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JOSEPH RABER, OF POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO ADDING TYPEWBIT'EB COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OI MISSOURI.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 25, 1910.

Application filed-February 19, 1909. Serial No. 478,968.

To all whom it may concemi Be it known that I, JOSEPH RABER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Poplar Blufi, Missouri, have invented anew and useful Paper-Carriage, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to paper carriages of that type in which the paper is to be moved laterally a distance in excess of the width of the carriage. A carriage of this character is adapted for use in connection with two or more recording machines, and is operable to hold paper in recording position until the record by one machine is completed, and then to move laterally to carry the paper to the adjacent recording machine.

In the drawings in which I have illustrated one arrangement of the invention, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the stationary platen having the laterall movable paper carriage mounted to hol the paper in recordin position at the platen, and operable to Iced the paper in letter space and line space movements. Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a lan view of one form of platen whichis atapted for use-inconnection with this type of paper carriage. Fig. 4 is a plan View of two alined platens, from one to the other of which the paper carriage may be operated to transportthe prises feed rolls 6 operable to engage the pa-' per and feed same ongitudinally across the laten surtace 4 at' which the carriage may e positioned. In the form shown the platen is constructed to be acted upon by two separate machines arranged side by side, and the carriage may be ad usted to feed the paper 'to the recording mechanism of either machine, and at an desired time may be operated 'laterall e ectively to carry the paper to the recor in mechanism ofthe other machine. The p aten surfaces may be of any suitable material adapted for such uses, and the platen support being removable, different inds of platens may be readily brought into use as the circumstances or the character of the recordingwork to be performed may require.

In Fig. 4 there are two platen su porting bars 7, each of which is provide with a platen printing surface 8, said bars being alined so that. when the paper carriage is moved laterally on its track or rails the paper will be moved to proper printing position from one platen to the other.

I have not illustrated the escapeinent or carriage-control mechanism, which is adapted for use-as well in connection with a pa-- per carriage of this construction as with the paper carria es of any typewriting or recording machine, and the combination of such mechanism with this paper carriage is readily understood.

I am aware that there may be modifications and alterations in the construction and arrangement of the parts embodying this invention without departure from the spirit and scope of the invention, and I do not re strict myself to identical features of con struction or arrangement, but

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. The combination with a platen, of rails parallel with said platen, and a laterally movable paper carria e mounted on said rails and being operab e to move the paper laterally relative to said platen; said platen being immovable with respect to said paper carriage, substantially as specified.

2. The combination with a platen bar, an an element oonstitutinfg "a printing surface attached to said bar, 0 a paper carriage operable to move the paper laterally relative to said bar and pr-intmg surface, substantially as specified.

3. The combination with a platen, of a paper carriage operable to move the paper relative to said platen; said platen being immovable with respect to said paper carriage, substantially as specified.

4. The combination with a plurality of platens, of a paper carriage operable to move the paper from one to another of said platens, substantially as specified.

5. The combination with a plurality of alined platens, of a paper carriage operable to transport the paper from. one to another ofsaid platens, substantially as specified.

6. The combination with a paper carriage, of a platen of greater length than said paper carriage, and supports w'hereon the paper carriage may be operated to transport the per relative to said platen; said platen being paper to any position on said platen, subimmovable with respect to said paper feed stantially as specified. inadevices, substantially as spec fied.

7. The com ination with a platen, of a testimon whereof, I hereunto afiix my 15 5 'apr carriage operable to move, the paper si ature to t is specification this 11th day aterall relative to said platen, and a er 0 February, 1909, in the presence of two feed ro l in said carriage; saidlaten emg witnesses.

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